Isaiah 63

63:1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from
Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the
greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to
save.63:2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like
him that treadeth in the winefat? 63:3 I have trodden the winepress
alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them
in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be
sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.63:4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my
redeemed is come.63:5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that
there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation
unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.63:6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them
drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.63:7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises
of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and
the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed
on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of
his lovingkindnesses.63:8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not
lie: so he was their Saviour.63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his
presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and
he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was
turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people,
saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the
shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within
him? 63:12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious
arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting
name? 63:13 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the
wilderness, that they should not stumble? 63:14 As a beast goeth down
into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst
thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.63:15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy
holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the
sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they
restrained? 63:16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be
ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our
father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened
our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of
thine inheritance.63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while:
our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.63:19 We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not
called by thy name.

1-6 The Prophet, in Vision, beholds the Messiah returning in
triumph from the conquest of his enemies, of whom Edom was aType. Travelling, not as wearied By the combat, but, in the
greatness of his strength, prepared to overcome every opposing
power. Messiah declares that he had been treading the Wine-press
of the wrath of God, Re 14:19; 19:13, and By his own power,
without any human help, he had crushed his obstinate opposers,
for the Day of vengeance was determined On, being the appointed
season for rescuing his Church. Once, he appeared OnEarth in
apparent weakness, to pour out his precious Blood as anAtonement for our sins; but he will in due time appear in the
greatness of his strength. The vintage ripens apace; the Day of
vengeance, fixed and determined On, approaches apace; let
sinners seek to be reconciled to their righteous Judge, ere he
brings down their strength to the Earth. Does Christ say, "I
come quickly?" let our hearts reply, "Even So, come; let theYear of the redeemed come."

7-14 The latter part of this Chapter, and the whole of the
next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews On theirConversation. They acknowledge God's great mercies and favours
to their nation. They confess their wickedness and hardness ofHeart; they entreat his forgiveness, and deplore the miserable
condition under which they have So long suffered. The
only-begotten Son of the Father became the Angel or Messenger of
his Love; thus he redeemed and bare them with tenderness. Yet
they murmured, and resisted his Holy Spirit, despising and
persecuting his prophets, rejecting and crucifying the promisedMessiah. All our comforts and hopes Spring from the
loving-kindness of the Lord, and all our miseries and fears from
our sins. But he is the Saviour, and when sinners seek after
him, who in other ages glorified himself By saving and feeding
his purchased flock, and leading them safely through dangers,
and has given his Holy Spirit to prosper the labours of his
ministers, there is good ground to Hope they are discovering the
way of peace.

15-19 They beseech him to look down On the abject condition of
their once-favoured nation. Would it not be glorious to his name
to remove the Veil from their hearts, to return to the tribes of
his inheritance? The Babylonish Captivity, and the
after-deliverance of the Jews, were shadows of the events here
foretold. The Lord looks down upon us in tenderness and Mercy.
Spiritual judgments are more to be dreaded than any other
calamities; and we should most carefully avoid those sins which
justly provoke the Lord to leave men to themselves and to their
deceiver. "Our Redeemer from Everlasting" is thy name; thy
people have always looked upon thee as the God to whom they
might Appeal. The Lord will hear the prayers of those who belong
to him, and deliver them from those not called By his name.